diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java
index 80c08d2b01..c41ad2366a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/Column.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.hibernate.metamodel.relational.state.ColumnRelationalState;
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public class Column extends AbstractSimpleValue implements SimpleValue {
-	private final String name;
+	private final Identifier name;
 	private boolean nullable;
 	private boolean unique;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ public class Column extends AbstractSimpleValue implements SimpleValue {
 	private Size size = new Size();
 
 	protected Column(TableSpecification table, int position, String name) {
+		this( table, position, Identifier.toIdentifier( name ) );
+	}
+
+	protected Column(TableSpecification table, int position, Identifier name) {
 		super( table, position );
 		this.name = name;
 	}
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ public class Column extends AbstractSimpleValue implements SimpleValue {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public String getName() {
+	public Identifier getName() {
 		return name;
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/TableManipulationTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/TableManipulationTests.java
index 6e453ad5c5..a5d436f0d8 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/TableManipulationTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/relational/TableManipulationTests.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class TableManipulationTests extends BaseUnitTestCase {
 		for ( Value value : table.values() ) {
 			assertTrue( Column.class.isInstance( value ) );
 			Column column = ( Column ) value;
-			if ( column.getName().equals( "id" ) ) {
+			if ( column.getName().equals( Identifier.toIdentifier( "id" ) ) ) {
 				assertEquals( INTEGER, column.getDatatype() );
 				assertEquals( 18, column.getSize().getPrecision() );
 				assertEquals( 0, column.getSize().getScale() );
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class TableManipulationTests extends BaseUnitTestCase {
 				assertNull( column.getSize().getLobMultiplier() );
 			}
 			else {
-				assertEquals( "col_1", column.getName() );
+				assertEquals( Identifier.toIdentifier( "col_1" ), column.getName() );
 				assertEquals( VARCHAR, column.getDatatype() );
 				assertEquals( -1, column.getSize().getPrecision() );
 				assertEquals( -1, column.getSize().getScale() );